Consultation
We are committed to working with landowners and stakeholders along the Gowrie to Helidon project alignment to receive their feedback as we progress our planning.
To date, our team has spoken with many affected landowners, community members and key stakeholders through one-on-one discussions, briefings, meetings and workshops.
We thank you for sharing your local knowledge and valuable feedback. We encourage you to stay involved and invite you to contact the project team for more information and to provide feedback at any time.
Email us at inlandrailqld@inlandrail.com.au or call 1800 732 761. You can also drop into our office at 143-145 Margaret Street, Toowoomba.
Community engagement opportunities
We are currently preparing responses to the Coordinator-General’s request for additional information. Where further field studies and public consultation are required, we will conduct these to inform our responses.
We will advertise all public consultation sessions in your local newspapers, our website, on social media and via our electronic newsletter. If you haven’t already, please sign up to receive the latest updates via email.
During the public notification period for the draft EIS in 2021, we held six information sessions and two Community Consultative Committee (CCC) meetings to explain the draft EIS and advise how the community can have their say.
More than 120 community members attended the information sessions to find out more about the project and how to make submissions. Thank you to everyone who attended sessions.
Independent International Panel of Experts for flood studies in Queensland
In June 2020, the Australian and Queensland governments established an Independent International Panel of Experts for flood studies to provide both levels of government advice on the flood models and structural designs developed by ARTC for Inland Rail in Queensland.
In October 2022, the Australian Government released the Final Report of the Independent International Panel of Experts for Flood Studies (the Panel) of Inland Rail in Queensland.
ARTC Inland Rail welcomes the release of the final report by the Panel, which found that our flood models in Queensland are fit for purpose and demonstrate industry best practice for this stage of the design lifecycle.
We will review the report in detail, implement the six recommendations into the relevant project’s revised Environment Impact Statement (EIS) and incorporate these findings into ongoing detailed design work we are undertaking with our construction contractors.
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Draft EIS summary of findings
The Gowrie to Helidon summary of findings provides a high-level overview of each chapter of the draft EIS. It summarises the major findings of the technical studies and shows where in the EIS more detailed information can be found.
Your consultative committee
Two Community Consultative Committees (CCCs) have been established for local communities in the Gowrie to Helidon area.
These CCCs provide a forum to share project information, discuss topics of interest, and address any issues or community concerns.
Importantly, they also provide an opportunity for community representatives to share their knowledge and experience on key issues with the Inland Rail team.
Inner Darling Downs CCC Gowrie to Calvert CCC Learn more about CCCs